
Chinese President Xi Jinping said two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days as part of a state visit to the United States, noting that they are envoys of friendship between China and the United States.
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Xi Jinping is on a state visit to the US, having previously visited the country in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2023 to attend various international events.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.
Xi Jinping noted that pandas are messengers of friendship between the people of China and the United States.
WASHINGTON, September 24 – RIA Novosti. Two pandas will arrive at the Atlanta Zoo in the coming days, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Earlier on Thursday, Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on a state visit.
"Today I want to share the good news: in a few days, two pandas - Ping Ping and Fu Shuang - will arrive at their new home at Zoo Atlanta and meet American visitors," he said.
The Chinese leader noted that pandas are messengers of friendship between the peoples of China and the United States.
Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States took place in September 2015, when the Chinese leader visited Seattle, Washington, and New York, where he took part in a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN. After that, he visited the States in 2016 to participate in the fourth nuclear security summit in Washington, in 2017 he met with Trump at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, and in 2023, Xi Jinping visited San Francisco to participate in the APEC summit.

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